Well Done to Sarah Coughlan and Trinny Daly (age 11 years) who organised a Cake Sale and Raffle in aid of Jack & Jill. They did all the organising themselves from baking cakes to collecting Spot Prizes for the Raffle! The cake sale was held on the 26th January, 2013 in Scoil na Mainistreach (Hall), Kildare. They have kindlyRead more
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The Waterford Scooter Club are very kindly raffling a fabulous LML Star 125 Scooter. Tickets cost €5 with all proceeds to The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. Tickets for sale at the following venues with the draw taking place on Saturday 13th July 2013 at O’Shea’s Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford. Feb 8th & 9th ……………….Tesco Lisduggan,Read more
A BIG BIG thank you from all the team at Jack & Jill to Dave Riordan and friends who so kindly swapped a leisurely Saturday to take on an 8 hour “Treadmill Challenge” at the Dundrum Shopping Centre on the 19th January 2013. Dave and company raised €2,130 for Jack & Jill as a resultRead more
2013 sees the return of ‘The Jack & Jill’ Saturday April 27 th 2013. Now in its sixth year this 10-kilometre charity run or walk in the surroundings of Kenmare town is back. The Jack And Jill Run up the Hill has grown in popularity since the challenging and scenic course was first usedRead more
Two battle worn Munster jerseys up for auction on Ebay with final bids next Tuesday 18th December, with all proceeds going to the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation! Munster and Irish rugby fans should check out two very special listings on Ebay for two squad signed, match worn, battle scarred Munster rugby jerseys that theyRead more
The very first Jack & Jill cycle took place on Saturday 15th September 2012 with over 60 friends and supporters gathering bright and early at the Spawell Complex in Templeogue for the off……. With refreshment stops and lunch en route to keep the cyclists energised and focused everyone arrived in Kilkenny safe and sound, albeitRead more
This year The Órla Memorial 5k will take place on Saturday 29th September at 2pm in Ards Forest Park Creeslough, in aid of The Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation and Paediatric Physiotherapy at Letterkenny General Hospital. Registration is from 12.00 – 1 pm just inside the entrance toRead more
The report published mid July makes an interesting reading as it explains the grants HSE has given to Outside agencies (pages 176 to 195). It seems to be quite a number of beneficiaries who perhaps should be founded by other Government Departments such as Justice or Environment, which will ease the pressure on the HSE budget. (clickRead more
Our sincere thanks to Niamh Monaghan who pulled out all the stops to support her friend Sinead whose son receives home nursing care from Jack and Jill. Niamh got out her mixing bowls and mixed some magic to raise a whopping €5,191.83 for Jack and Jill through her culinary skills when she held a cakeRead more
Our congratualtions and best wishes to Michael who is now the proud owner of: • 1 Acre Site in Lusk, Co. Dublin, complete with post & rail fencing, 100ft well (zoned agri) Our thanks to Michael and indeed to everyone who supported Jack and Jill through the purchase of a Land Raffle Ticket. Read more